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Opinion

MSTR vs. BTC

After the election, bitcoin's price soared to nearly $100,000, causing MicroStrategy's stock to also rise to over $500 before recently experiencing a significant drop due to short selling concerns, prompting an investigation into potential market opportunities between owning MSTR and BTC, says Glenn Rosenberg.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor

Opinion

Crypto Options: A Key Tool for Institutions Navigating Volatility and Yield

The maturing crypto options market is aiding investors in implementing customized strategies for hedging, leverage, and yield generation while enhancing market sentiment analysis, says Dennis Ehlert.

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Tech

Botanix Labs' Mission to Bring Bitcoin to Defi Moves to Final Testnet Phase

The Aragog testnet as it is known, introduces a set of tools that will form the basis for the mainnet's DeFi offering.

Spiderchain, a Bitcoin layer 2 blockchain. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Putin Says No One Will Be Able to Ban Cryptocurrencies: State Media

The Russian president said cryptocurrencies will continue to develop no matter what happens to the U.S. dollar.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said nobody has the power to ban bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies and that they will continue to develop, news agency RIA reported.

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: DOT Gains 17.3% as Index Climbs Higher

Filecoin joined Polkadot as a top performer, gaining 16.3% from Tuesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-12-04: leaders chart

Policy

One Year of Javier Milei: Why Argentinian Crypto Folks Can’t Get Enough of Him

Javier Milei isn’t a crypto president, but his fight against inflation has made him a darling of the Argentinian digital asset sector.

President of Argentina Javier Milei (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

Markets

Recent Inflows Into Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Be Purely Directional Plays: Van Straten

Since Nov. 20, ETFs have seen over $3 billion in net inflows while open interest on the CME exchange has declined.

Futures Open Interest, CME (Glassnode)

Markets

With U.S. Financial Conditions the Loosest in Years, Bitcoin Can Continue to Thrive: Van Straten

Financial conditions in the U.S. are the loosest since August 2021, providing further tailwinds for crypto.

National Financial Conditions Index (chicagofed.org)

Markets

XRP Account Fees Fall by 90% After XRPL Validator Vote

Account Reserve has shifted to 1 XRP from 10 XRP, and creation fees for trustlines or objects is down to 0.2 XRP from 2 XRP.

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Markets

Foundry Lays Off 16% of U.S. Employees as It Focuses on Core Business

A spokesperson said the decision stems from a move to focus on operating its bitcoin mining pool.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tron’s TRX Rockets to Record Highs Above $0.4

Tron ecosystem tokens and memes surged 35% on average, with some gaining as much as 100%, following TRX’s move, data shows.

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Markets

Move Over XRP's Korea Narrative, The 400% Price Rally Has Support of Coinbase Whales

While Korean investors have contributed to XRP's impressive 30-day price surge of over 400% to $2.60, they're not the only game in town.

BTC in stasis ahead of the jobs report (AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

Policy

Trump Considers Pro-Crypto Perianne Boring, Caroline Pham as Possible CFTC Chairs

Fox Business says the CEO of the Digital Chamber and CFTC Republican commissioner Caroline Pham are two names being floated to lead the commodities regulator.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

Grayscale Files to Convert Solana Trust Into ETF

Currently a closed-end fund opened by Grayscale in 2021, the Solana Trust has $134 million in assets under management.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)